About 867,000 Christians face systematic persecution. Evangelical pastors are branded as “Western agents" in Mali.

Growing insecurity in the Sahel made 2025 one of the worst years on record for the abduction of foreigners in Africa.

Malian authorities have arrested a prominent journalist for criticizing the leader of neighboring Niger. That's according to a prominent rights group.

Russian mercenaries have set up two mining companies and have since been trying to recover mining licences with the support of the Malian business sector. Their interest in gold has increased tenfold ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Burkina Faso's President Captain Ibrahim Traore, walks alongside Mali's President General Assimi Goita during the Alliance of ...

A row between unlikely sparring partners. This week, Mali announced it was severing ties with Ukraine, after accusing Kyiv of having a hand in a devastating ambush in the West African country’s ...

Five Indian nationals were kidnapped in Mali. The Indian Embassy is actively collaborating with Malian authorities to ensure their swift and safe return. The men were working on an electrification ...

Mali says it has cut diplomatic relations with Ukraine, after a military official suggested Kyiv had played a role in deadly fighting near the Algerian border last month. Dozens of Malian soldiers and ...

7.1 million people in need of humanitarian aid More than 390,000 people internally displaced Approximately one million young children at risk of acute malnutrition Very high constraints on ...

Mali's junta chief has granted himself a five-year presidential mandate, renewable "as many times as necessary" and without election, in a law made public Thursday. General Assimi Goïta's approval of ...

Widespread anger at chronic insecurity in the West African countries of Mali and Burkina Faso paved the way for military men to kick out failing governments over the past two years. "There's no more ...